Really? ‘Kidnapped By the Kids’

Has it come to this? Are some parents such workaholics that they must be nabbed by their own kids to learn how to be more involved with their families?

That’s apparently the premise of a new show, “Kidnapped by the Kids,” premiering on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, on Monday April 4, created to appeal to the Juggle demographic. (Here’s Oprah’s intro to the show.) According to a press release I received for the show:

As parents everywhere struggle to balance the overwhelming demands of work and family, “Kidnapped By The Kids” … explores what happens when the kids are in charge. Can mom or dad learn to be a better parent from their child? In this forced work sabbatical, it’s goodbye to cell phones and hello to family time with the kids at the helm.

In each episode, a workaholic parent is whisked away for a week of quality time with their kids, and given an eye-opening wake-up call. No computers, no blackberries, no contact with the office, just much-needed one-on-one family time. Not only do the parents find out what they’ve been missing, they walk in the shoes of the stay-at-home parent. The heart-warming journey culminates with a commitment ceremony where the kidnapped parent promises to stay connected to the family…